Henry Baring (18 January 1777 – 13 April 1848) was a British banker and politician. He was the third son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, the founder of the family banking firm that grew into Barings Bank. His grandfather Johann Baring emigrated from Germany and established the family in England.

Henry Baring
Member of Parliament for Colchester
In office
1820–1826
Preceded byJames Beckford Wildman
Daniel Whittle Harvey
Succeeded byDaniel Whittle Harvey
Sir George Smyth, Bt
Member of Parliament for Bossiney
In office
1806–1807
Preceded byJames Stuart-Wortley
George Peter Holford
Succeeded byJames Stuart-Wortley
Peter Thellusson
Personal details
Born(1777-01-18)18 January 1777
Died13 April 1848(1848-04-13) (aged 71)
Spouses
(m. 1802; div. 1824)
Cecilia Anne Windham
(after 1825)
RelationsSee Baring family
ChildrenHenry Bingham Baring
Tom Baring
Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
William Frederick Baring
Parent(s)Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet
Harriet Herring
Residence(s)Cromer Hall, Norfolk

Early life

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Cromer Hall, Norfolk, the seat of Henry Baring.

Henry Baring was a member of the Baring family, and the third of five sons of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and Harriet, daughter of William Herring. Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet, and Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, were his elder brothers.

Career

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Henry, along with his older brothers Thomas and Alexander, became partners in the firm in 1804. Less interested in banking than his brothers, Henry retired from partnership in 1823. He also sat as member of parliament for Bossiney from 1806 to 1807,[1] and for Colchester from 1820 to 1826.[2]

Personal life

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Portrait of his second wife, Cecilia, by William Edward West
 
Memorial in St Margaret's Church, Felbrigg

Baring was twice married. He married firstly Maria Matilda Bingham, daughter of U.S. Senator William Bingham (his brother Alexander also married a Bingham daughter) and former wife of James Alexander, Comte de Tilly, in 1802. They had three sons and two daughters, including:

He divorced Maria in 1824, and married Cecilia Anne Windham, daughter of Vice-Admiral William Lukin Windham, in 1825, through which marriage Cromer Hall came into the family. They had at least seven sons and one daughter, including:[5]

Several of his children and descendants gained distinction. His eldest son from his first marriage, Henry Bingham Baring, was a politician, father of Lieutenant-General Charles Baring and grandfather of Sir Godfrey Baring, 1st Baronet. His second son from his second marriage was Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke, whose fifth son was the man-of-letters Maurice Baring. His sixth son from his second marriage was Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer.

Baring died in April 1848. His second wife died in October 1874, aged 71.

References

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  1. ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Bodmin to Bradford East". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Clonmel to Cork County West". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b c Title of Lands of the Bingham Estate on Mt. Desert Island. The Maine Historical Magazine. 1891. p. 116. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Tomlinson, John (1882). The Level of Hatfield Chace and Parts Adjacent. Tomlinson. p. 221. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2931.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bossiney
1806–1807
With: James Stuart-Wortley
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Colchester
1820–1826
With: James Beckford Wildman
Succeeded by